Community

Officials in Tompkins County and city have agreed on a 3-year lease with Maguire at 100 Commercial Ave., where a Burger King restaurant used to reside.

Tompkins County has scrapped a potential plan to move the Board of Elections (BOE) to Dutchmill Road in Lansing after robust feedback from the community.

IC’s Park School of Communication has been named as one of the top film schools in the country by the Hollywood Reporter.

On August 1st, Kyle Kimball was appointed as Vice President of University Relations by the Executive Committee of the Board of Trustees.

Fine particles from Canadian wildfires remain in the air causing the DEC to extend an air quality advisory for much of the state.

Cornell University is offering a non-degree study program for adults this fall.

New York’s Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an air quality alert through midnight for the Southern Tier.

A series of meetings have concluded as Ithaca city officials are mapping out sidewalk work.

On August 11th, the Tompkins County Office for the Aging (COFA) will host a virtual class, “Scams 101,” as part of its Caregivers Support program.

On August 2nd, 50-year-old Edward Connors, of Endicott, was arrested at his home by State Police detectives and the FBI.